New Posting Features - Zoints Anonymous Posting - Improved privacy for members

Have you ever wanted to discuss something on a forum but never posted because you didn't want people to know it was you? To solve this problem, we created an anonymous posting hack.

Via the admin control panel, you can easily choose which forum(s) allows for anonymous posting.




For anonymous enabled forums, your members then get this handly little checkbox (unchecked by default) when making a new thread or post.




If they check the box, then their post is created under the account you setup and assign as the anonymous poster. I personally created an "anonymous" username, but you can create whatever you want.




As forum owners, we all know that a few members will choose to screw around with this feature. Therefore we created an easy means to identify who created an anonymous thread/post should the need arise. Please be ethical and tell your members you can see who posted anonymously should the need arise. You can check the log by going here:




And the log looks something like this:



Official support for this modification will take place at http://network.zoints.com in this forum.


Enjoy, click install, check out Zoints' other hacks, have a great day, and all that happy jive.

[Stoebi]

@Redlabour
Prevent doubleposting problem. IP check is missing for guests/anonymous poster.

@DCapman
Why I'am ignored? I see no logic in this condition, because all input checkboxes are unchecked by default.

<input type="checkbox" id="cb_anonymous" class="bginput" name="anonymous" value="1" <if condition="$vbulletin->GPC['anonymous']">checked="checked"</if> />$vbphrase[zointsanony_anonymous_post

Regards, Stoebi

[Zoints]

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Why I'am ignored? I see no logic in this condition, because all input checkboxes are unchecked by default.

You're not ignored. I have a message in with one of our engineers because i'm not sure either As soon as he gets back to me, myself or he will let you know. Apologies for the delay.

Originally Posted by Stoebi

I see no logic in this condition, because all input checkboxes are unchecked by default.

<input type="checkbox" id="cb_anonymous" class="bginput" name="anonymous" value="1" <if condition="$vbulletin->GPC['anonymous']">checked="checked"</if> />$vbphrase[zointsanony_anonymous_post

Regards, Stoebi

I believe that is for simply if you a previewing the post, it will keep the the Anonymous Checkbox checked.

[Zoints]

Originally Posted by Danny.VBT

I believe that is for simply if you a previewing the post, it will keep the the Anonymous Checkbox checked.

Ah yes, that makes sense, thanks Danny! I remember now we had people checking the box, previewing the post, and then having the box uncheck during preview. That was bad...

[Stoebi]

Originally Posted by Danny.VBT

I believe that is for simply if you a previewing the post, it will keep the the Anonymous Checkbox checked.

Yes, you are right. I've used another user as anonymous before. Sorry.


@DChapman
Thank you very much for your answer Great work.


Regards, Stoebi

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Tested, but with no success. Checkbox becomes unchecked if you preview a post.

@DChapman
Thank you very much for your answer


Regards, Stoebi

Are you sure you have the correct code placed? I just installed on my dev board and tested and it worked fine.

[Stoebi]

Originally Posted by Danny.VBT

Are you sure you have the correct code placed? I just installed on my dev board and tested and it worked fine.

It works (the checkox keep checked), but with user Anonymous or anonymous only. Thank you

Regards, Stoebi

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by Stoebi

@Redlabour
Prevent doubleposting problem. IP check is missing for guests/anonymous poster.

anonymous poster is not a guest, but an existing user.

[Stoebi]

Originally Posted by Lionel

anonymous poster is not a guest, but an existing user.

Yes, if you added such an user, but it's not default. I've tested this hack with an existing user "blabla" before. The checkbox becomes unchecked if you use the preview then. Works perfect with an existing user "anonymous" only.

If members are using the anonymous account the post will be merged if prevent doubleposting is installed and activated. This behavior happens also when a guest has posted. If another guest answers, the post will be merged. The only way is to add an IP check. You want to implement this? Thanks in advance.


Regards, Stoebi

[tako]

sometimes, discussion in anonymous thread becomes complicated. My idea is give user an option if they show some encrypted id in addition to anonymous id. That way, with identity anonymized, users can identify the same user's post and keep discussing. How about that?